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[Satellite Today 08-05-08] Newtec won a contract that will see its software help provide fast and secure Intranet access via satellite to the German Federal Armed Forces, the company said […]

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] NDS has seen a strong increase in its overall revenues and operating profits for the year that closed June 30, the company announced Aug. 5.     NDS, […]

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] Boeing has completed a $10 million, 20,500-square-foot satellite mission control center in El Segundo, Calif, that can manage up to four satellites at the same time, the […]

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] DigitalGlobe has released ImageConnect: Global, a online collection of high-resolution international imagery, the company announced Aug. 5.     The data contains 30.5 million square kilometers of imagery […]

NASA, after celebrating its 50th anniversary last week, opened a Website interactive tour highlighting its first half century of exploration. Combining current and historic video with state-of-the-art computer animation, the […]

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, also known as LRO, completed the first round of environmental testing at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., NASA announced. Those tests ensure the spacecraft […]

An early-warning missile detection satellite that was launched into the wrong orbit nine years ago was decommissioned, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. The Air Force Flight 19 satellite was launched […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] will develop a new type of system providing power to spacecraft for maneuvering propulsion, communications, radar and more, under the first phase of a contract from […]

NASA Contracts Aim For Lunar Surface Systems Concepts The Constellation Program developing the next-generation U.S. spacecraft system Orion-Ares selected 11 companies and a university to each develop concepts that contribute […]

Another Major Loss For SpaceX As Falcon 1 Suffers Separation Failure During Ascent Space X Still Has More Missions Planned, And It Remains Set To Provide Commercial Transport Services To […]

NASA policymakers met with leaders of foreign space agencies to mull the shape of a network of science stations that might be placed on the moon. Leaders of nine space […]

The current Navy program to convert 18 cruisers and destroyers to the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability, which will be completed by the end of this year, will have […]

Thousands of job losses stemming from the space shuttle fleet retirement, long feared, are about to begin. Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced that this fall it will begin workforce reductions […]

The United States hasn’t frozen sales of arms to Taiwan, but rather American officials are taking time to review the planned sale, according to a senior Taiwanese official. There is […]

Iran refused to abandon its illicit nuclear materials production program, with an obstinate statement issued by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the International Herald Tribune. Fears that Iran might […]

Stephen Hawking: The Costs Of Space Exploration Are Steep, But They Are Well Worth It John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut, questioned a major portion of President Bush’s vision for […]

NASA 50th Anniversary Celebration Not So Golden In Budget Terms; Glenn Urges Increasing NASA Budget At Least $3 Billion Annually The budget for NASA, as it moves into a new […]

A Multi-Tasking Wonder Worker, Crane Helps To Erect Buildings, Create Roads HAMPTON, Va. — A new type of crane can assemble itself, lift loads, hop onto a mobile platform to […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp’s (SpaceX) fortunes have taken another turn for the worse, with yet another launch failure. Approximately two minutes after its August 2 launch, SpaceX’s […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08] The launch of the Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite is likely to be delayed a few days Khrunichev State Research and Production Centre along with Inmarsat, said August 4. […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08]  SES has seen a double-digit percentage increase in its net profits for the first half of this year. The operator reported net profits of 235.8 million euros […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08]  In its latest results, Dish Network had mixed fortunes with increases in revenues and profits, but a drop in the number of subscribers overall. Dish Network reported […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08]  Integral Systems (Integral) today announced that it is leasing additional office space in Colorado Springs, CO, El Segundo, CA, and Chantilly, VA. The facilities will accommodate the […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08]  Iridium Satellite LLC (Iridium) has selected Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space to participate in the final phase of its procurement process for the company’s next-generation satellite […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has signed a long-term capacity agreement with the World Fashion Channel (WFC), the company said August 1. WFC has entered into a long-term […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08] EMS Technologies, Inc. (EMS) announced that it is expanding its previously announced share repurchase program to include market acquisitions in brokered transactions. The expanded program also includes […]

[Satellite News 08-04-08] Astrium announced that it expects the THailand Earth Observation Satellite (THEOS) will be launched August 6 on board a Dnepr rocket from the Yasny launch site in […]

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] Comtech EF Data announced that it has joined with Radyne’s satellite earth station business.     The company said the joining of the two companies will expanded the […]

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] SES Astra announced it has signed a new capacity deal with a Lithuanian satellite services provider via its Nordic affiliate, SES Sirius. SatGate has signed a deal […]

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] DISH Network Corporation announced that they will be the first in the industry to offer high definition programming in 1080p.     This new functionality includes the rollout […]